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Contents Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Kuanita E. Murphy, PhD Rural Leader Magazine, LLC is a digital publication that highlights every day people doing extraordinary things nationally and abroad. www.RuralLeaderMag.com www.GetRuralLeaderMag.com Guest Contributor Samuel Williams, III, M.D. Primary Care Physician and Geriatrician 5 Getting ready for back to school: How setting goals can help Generation Z Students excel in the new school year 6 How the state you live in affects your college savings strategy 9 Three Reasons to Go Cashless 12 Five secrets of suc- cess: Traits to help you live without fear and reach your full potential 18 Five ways to help kids start the school year strong 14 Six Tips for Decod- ing College Financial Aid Award Letters 16 Five Steps to Creat- ing Happiness in Your Workplace 20 Creating Happiness in Your Workplace 23 Tips for taking the stress out of ‘back to after school’ 15 Five Ways to Help Kids Start the School Year Strong Contact Us Rural Leader Magazine, LLC 400 West Peachtree Street Suite #4-529 Atlanta, Georgia 30308 [email protected] 1-866-293-1162 Join Today! Visit GSAACC.org Reproduction in any manner, in whole or in part, in English, or other languages, is prohibited without written consent. Send editorial ideas to Kuanita Murphy, PhD, Editor-in-Chief [email protected] 2 RuralLeaderMag.com | AUGUST 2017   Tell us what you think about our publications, if you have a great idea for a story, or to just share. We may print your comments in Rural Leader Magazine. By sending us your comments, you’re giving permission to call you for an interview. Please be sure to include your name, address, email address, and phone number so we can reach you. Write to us at info@ RuralLeaderMagazine.com—